Change in hoof morphology of Karachay mare – reverse of caudal failure, increase in volume of caudal part
Characteristics: Karachay horse, 12 years old. Husbandary practise: born and bred on pasture probably up to 4-5 years in big herd of Karachay horses. Now also 24/7 on pasture, where there are fruit trees and in the fall there are falling apples, pears and plums. The owner does her best…
Change in hoof morphology during barefoot to shod transition and 8 week reshoening cycle
Characteristics: 4 years old Quarter horse gelding Husbandary practise: living on a bare 2 hectar pasture 24/7 with the herd of approximately 15 other horses. Hay and salt accessible 24/7. Use: future cow horse State of the hooves : whole life barefoot until 4 years old. Shod the first time…
Rehabilitation of flared hoof capsule due to slow development of insulin resistance and grass laminitis
Characteristics: 9-year-old Appaloosa mare was left without hoof trimming for about 2 months during the summer of 2019. Her hooves were trimmed regulary every 6 weeks in the previous years. She began to walk reluctantly even on grassy and sandy surfaces. From the age of six, she had been gaining…
Rehabilitation of contracted front hooves and asymetrical hind hooves of a Quarter horse gelding
Characteristics: 11 years old Quarter horse gelding Husbandary practise: 24/7 on pastures with other horses. Use: recreational riding Hoof condition on the 27.5.2021: The hooves had a convex front wall and very low, underrun contracted heels. At the hind hooves, the gelding overloaded the outer walls and the hooves gave the impression that…
Rehabilitation of neglected hooves with high underrun heels and a crack
Characteristics: 18 years old mare, quarter horse x arab x mongolian horse Husbandary practise: lives in a small herd with other horses, 24/7 on pasture, hay in winter Use: children horse riding State of the hooves April 2021: The original owner kept the mare with cows and small herd of horses and the hoof…
Rehabilitation of contracted hooves 14 years old gelding of Czech warmblood
Husbandary practise: with the previous owner he lived on pasture and was only used for riding for a few months for filming a film and then returned to pasture. He had classic metal horseshoes, always for the season, in winter he was without horseshoes. He was also shod in the…
Rehabilitation of front club feet of Hafling horse with help of wedged shoes and P3Trim
Characteristics: 7-years old Haflinger gelding, suffers from mild summer rash Husbandary practice: box overnight, pasture during the day. Use: recreational riding, light arena riding work, family horse History and condition of the hooves as of April 16, 2022: raised on pastures with the herd by the breeder for up to…
Equine Hoof Guide intro
Welcome to the English version of the educational Czech website about horses hooves www.srovnejkopyta.cz. It will bring you access to plenty of case studies which are being added step by step and help you understand which factors influence hoof health and comfort of movement of the domesticated horse.